Three-dimensional animation of a 2000 year old pre-Columbian textile created in the Paracas/Nazca region of Perú. The textile is now in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of New York. In this work the artist brings back to life the poetic universe of the desert transformed into a garden by its ancient inhabitants. The original music was composed and performed especially for this work by José Pérez de Arce and Claudio Mercado along with chants by Cecilia Vicuña.

Kon Kon (2010)

A film by Cecilia Vicuña(HD video, 54 min, Chile, 2010)

In this documentary poem, Cecilia returns to Con Con beach, the birthplace of her art in Chile, where the sea is dying and an ancient tradition is being wiped out. Con Con, facing Aconcagua the tallest mountain in the Western hemisphere, has a cultural heritage going back thousands of years. Over centuries, the "sonido rajado", a powerful and unique sound emerged. Revisiting the site, she explores the connections between her art and the ancient music and oral traditions while witnessing to the ecological and cultural destruction of place.

Muerte del Mar (2006)

The sea is dying along the coast of Chile from overexploitation and pollution. Despite an agreement with the United Nations, trawlers are allowed to operate near the coast of Chile, day and night. They are killing the eggs of most sea species. The artisan fishermen, who have inherited a culture that goes back 10,000 years, have kept the sea alive through a spirtual relationship with her as the mother of life: "la mar". Their poetry and songs, their rituals and offerings are still being performed but their livelihood is in jeopardy. The artisan fishermen, who represent the majority of fishing related jobs, are going hungry and their sons cannot keep up the tradition. "Muerte del Mar" is an extra of the film "Kon Kon" by Cecilia Vicuña.

Torn Sound / Sonido Rajado (2010)

A conversation between José Pérez de Arce, Claudio Mercado, Gerardo Silva, and Cecilia Vicuña on sonido rajado/torn sound, an ancient form of music based on dissonant sound. This spiritual technology was designed to allow listeners and musicians to go into another state of consciousness. It was developed in the Andes in pre-Columbian times and continues to be performed in central Chile by the Bailes Chinos.

La Ligua PichiParacas (2011)

A concert by Pichimuchina performing with Cecilia Vicuña during the projection of her film "Paracas" in La Ligua, an ancient pre-Columbian town of weavers, whose textile industry continues to thrive today. At the end of the concert, the audience joins in and performs along with Pichimuchina.

Rí­o Mapocho (2012)

On April 12th, 2012, Cecilia Vicuña and the Pichimuchina performed a ritual for the waters of the Mapocho River in Santiago Chile. This mighty river has dried up as a result of global warming and the privatization of water by corporations. The next day it rained and the river swelled for a few hours.The performance took place outside of Galeria Patricia Ready, just before the opening of Aural, a solo exhibition by Cecilia Vicuña.Aural was dedicated to Kauri Paqsa, the Inca child who gave his life to ensure the flow of the Mapocho River, many years ago. The removal of his body from its sacred burial ground at the birthplace of the river is regarded as the cause of the river's death.

Quipu Austral (2012)

A site specific installation by Cecilia Vicuña created for the 18th Biennale of Sydney (June 27th - Sept 16th 2012).

Located at Cockatoo Island on the Sydney Harbour, it is exposed to the wind and the elements, and is destroyed as time goes by. A recording of Cecilia's poems and chants emerges from four speakers playing non synchronously. These sounds join the soundscape at Cockatoo Island, creating a parallel web of sound. As people enter the Quipu and walk within it, they become the living knots. Quipu Austral, a poem in three languages, accompanies the installation. It is a prayer for the union of all.

Semiya / Seed Song (2015)

Cecilia Vicuña gathers seeds in Colchagua, Chile, in the foothills of the Andes mountains, on May 28, 2015.

Kuntur Ko en el Mapocho (2015)

In this performance, Cecilia connects the Río Mapocho (Mapocho River) to Galería D21, in Santiago, the place where she performs with José Pérez de Arce. In this duet he sings her Divinations (one word riddles) composed for the guitarrón, a 25 string guitar, native of Chile, and she sings back her improvisations of the same divination in response to José's compositions.

Recorded at Galería D21 Proyectos de Arte, in Santiago, January 9, 2015, during the presentation of Cecilia Vicuña's LP Kuntur Ko distributed by Hueso Records.

Filmed and edited by Carolina Zuñiga.

link to the book (in the website) and to: https://soundcloud.com/hueso-records/10-kuntur-ko-water-condor-

Cecilia Vicuña invited a group of Chilean artists to perform a vocal improvisation calling to resist from beauty the political project that is leading the world towards ecological destruction. Chile has endured a drought of many years, caused by climate change, deforestation and the privatization of water. The artists who joined were: Camila Moreno Elgart, Camila Marambio, Norma Ramírez, Francisca Gili, Francisca Benítez, Francisca de la Riva, Josefina Echeñique, Francisca López Reyes, Ana María Baeza Carvallo y Sofía Encina Maureira.

The performance was presented in the context of the failure of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima COP20, on December 2014 that called participating nations to come up with concrete proposals before the Paris Summit, October 2015.

Filmed at Galería Patricia Ready, in Santiago de Chile, January 14, 2015

Messenger Lectures on the Evolution of Civilization

Kon Kon 2010

Kon Kon a film by Cecilia Vicuña(SD video, 54 min, Chile, 2010)

In this documentary poem, Cecilia returns to Con Con beach, the birthplace of her art in Chile, where the sea is dying and an ancient tradition is being wiped out. Con Con, facing Aconcagua the tallest mountain in the Western hemisphere, has a cultural heritage going back thousands of years. Over centuries, the "sonido rajado", a powerful and unique sound emerged. Revisiting the site, she explores the connections between her art and the ancient music and oral traditions while witnessing to the ecological and cultural destruction of place.

Vicuñiana

Presentation of the book Vicuñiana by Meredith Gardner Clark at the Espacio Estravagario, Fundación Pablo Neruda. Santiago, Chile December 17, 2015.

With the participation of Marisol Vera, Macarena Ursua, and Magda Sepúlveda.

The Book as Performance

A performance by Cecilia Vicuña and Jen Bervin. Presented in the context of the exhibition THE BOOK UNDONE: THIRTY YEARS OF GRANARY BOOKS, Columbia University and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, as curated by Sarah Arkebauer and Karla Nielsen.